Hair Loss Products

Sliced Bread

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Can wonder products halt hair loss and grow back luscious locks?

We're back with a new series of Sliced Bread and a fresh batch of investigations into your suggested wonder products. First up this time are lotions and pills that promise to stop hair loss - and even grow it back. For this episode Greg is joined at our Salford studios by two listeners, Ian and Kimberley.

Ian got in touch about two products he's seen - Minoxidil and Finasteride - which he hopes can help with male pattern baldness. And listener Kimberley is keen to know whether there's anything she can do about hair loss which is caused by menopause. To get the answers Greg speaks to one of the most cited researchers in the hair loss world - Ralf Paus - as they deep-dive into the studies to separate the science fact from the marketing claims.

As ever this series it's YOUR suggestions that are the start of all our investigations. If you've seen an ad, trend or wonder product promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, email us at [email protected] OR send a voicenote to our WhatsApp number 07543 306807

PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Simon Hoban

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1:00.0	Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates the wonder products
1:04.0	promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Each episode, I run one of your suggested
1:08.9	wonder products through the evidence mill to find out if it is indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS.
1:18.4	And this week I'm joined by Kimberly Alcock from Grimsby and Ian Baker from London. Hello both.
1:24.2	Hello Greg. Having two listeners in the studio is a first for the show.
1:28.0	But you've both gone in touch about the same topic from slightly different angles.
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